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In Indonesia, private gas stations have been dry for over three months, forcing consumers to rely on the state-owned provider — and many aren't happy about it.

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00:00Is Indonesia running out of fuel?
00:02People have to wait in line for hours to get fuel
00:04because there's only one source of gasoline,
00:07the state-owned provider Pertamina,
00:08and this has been the case for months.
00:17Private stations like Shell and BP do exist,
00:20but they cannot simply import fresh fuel from abroad
00:22because that would exceed the fuel import quota set by the government.
00:26Their only option is to buy fuel from Pertamina at its rates
00:28and resell it to customers,
00:30a business that is far from lucrative.
00:32Experts criticize the government's approach.
00:55Next year, fresh quarters will allow private stations
00:57to import their own fuel again.
00:59But unless those quarters grow with demand,
01:01the same problem may return, and so could the queues.
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